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Musicians' Association
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The
Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal
240 Sparks Street, 1st Floor West
Ottawa, ON K1A 1A1
August 15, 2003
To Whom It May Concern:
Enclosed herein is our formal Notice of Complaint filed pursuant
to Section 53(1) of the Status of the Artist Act.
Our complaint
alleges that Rogers Television London Cable I3, a division
of Rogers Cable Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications
Inc. is contravening Section 32 of the Status of the Artist
Act. Our complaint contends that Rogers Television London
Cable 13 is refusing to "make every reasonable effort
to enter into an agreement" with the London Musicians
Association Local 279 of the American Federation of Musicians
of the United States and Canada.
Subsequent
to our first meeting of April 30, 2003, Scott Jackson, Station
Manager of Rogers Television London Cable 13 called me on
July 4, 2003 to advise us that Rogers Television London Cable
13 did not wish to have a second meeting with us towards the
purpose of negotiating a scale agreement. Since that time
to encourage a resumption of negotiations towards a scale
agreement, I have received no response whatsoever from any
Rogers official indicating such an intention. No written correspondence
has been received by our office from Rogers Television London
Cable 13 since March 6, 2003, the date our office issued the
'Notice to Bargain' to Rogers Television London Cable 13 under
Section 31 of the Status of the Artist Act.
The London
Musicians Association hopes that its complaint will be upheld
and that Rogers Television London Cable 13 will resume negotiations
that produce a first scale agreement between our respective
organizations. We look forward to resuming negotiations with
Rogers forthwith.
I look
forward to your reply.
Jeremy
M. Price Secretary-Treasurer - London Musicians' Association
A.F. of M Local 279
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